High-voltage lithium-metal batteries enabled by localized high-concentration electrolytes

Chen, Shuru; Zheng, Jianming; Mei, Donghai; Han, Kee Sung; Engelhard, Mark H.; Zhao, Wengao; Xu, Wu; Liu, Jun; Zhang, Jiguang

doi:10.1002/adma.201706102

High-voltage lithium-metal batteries enabled by localized high-concentration electrolytes

Journal Article · Thu May 24 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201706102· OSTI ID:1557791

Chen, Shuru ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Han, Kee Sung ^[2]; ^[2]; Zhao, Wengao ^[3]; ^[2]; Liu, Jun ^[2]; ^[2]

Pennsylvania State University
BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

Lithium metal batteries face safety and low Coulombic Efficiency barriers. Superconcentrated electrolyte is stable with lithium metal but exhibits high cost and poor wettability. We report a localized superconcentrated electrolyte by diluting a superconcentrated electrolyte with an ‘inert’ diluent which does not dissolve the salt but miscible with the solvent used in the superconcentrated electrolyte. This electrolyte exhibits low cost, good wettability, and enables dendrite-free lithium cycling with high Coulombic Efficiency (99.3%) and stability (> 95% capacity retention after 300 cycles) of lithium||LiNixMnyCozO2 batteries. The concept of localized superconcentrated electrolyte can also be applied to other multi-functional electrolytes for broad applications.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1557791

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-126291

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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